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forestall
[ fohr-stawl, fawr- ]
verb (used with object)
- to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance:
to forestall a riot by deploying police.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to act beforehand with or get ahead of; anticipate.
Synonyms: ,
- to buy up (goods) in advance in order to increase the price when resold.
- to prevent sales at (a fair, market, etc.) by buying up or diverting goods.
forestall
/ ɔːˈɔː /
verb
- to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand
- to anticipate
- to prevent or hinder sales at (a market, etc) by buying up merchandise in advance, etc
- to buy up (merchandise) for profitable resale Compare corner
Derived Forms
- ڴǰˈٲԳ, noun
- ڴǰˈٲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ڴǰ·ٲİ noun
- ڴǰ·ٲmԳ ڴǰٲmԳ noun
- ܲЭǰ·ٲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of forestall1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of forestall1
Example Sentences
No one was talking about landmarking Stonewall then, but the city’s designation of the Village helped forestall various proposals to raze the building.
McMahon’s ruling may also undermine what has been a growing trend toward the licensing of copyrighted content by AI developers — in part to forestall copyright infringement claims.
The new contract may help him address its persistent quality problems, and certainly forestalls a machinists’ strike that was threatened to start Thursday, the deadline for union members to ratify the contract.
"This is what this is all about. It is a political movement to forestall, to roll back, to destroy, the effort to make American democracy work for everyone."
While the ongoing Israeli assault should be ended to prevent further death and looming mass starvation in Gaza, it should also be ended to forestall yet another ruinous American war in the Middle East.
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